Turtle Protocol Selects Chainlink CCIP as Cross-Chain Infrastructure Standard
Turtle Protocol Selects Chainlink CCIP as Cross-Chain Infrastructure Standard
🐢 Turtle picks its bridge
Turtle, a liquidity distribution protocol, has published an updated due diligence process for asset listings following a comprehensive security review.
The protocol selected Chainlink CCIP as its preferred cross-chain infrastructure solution, citing its secure-by-default architecture as the determining factor.
This decision builds on Turtle's previous adoption of the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard in November 2025, which enabled native TURTLE token transfers across BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Linea networks.
The move reinforces Chainlink CCIP's position as a trusted solution for protocols requiring secure cross-chain functionality.
NOW: @turtledotxyz, a leading liquidity distribution protocol, published an updated due diligence process for asset listings. After an extensive security review, Turtle chose Chainlink CCIP as the gold standard for cross-chain infra due to its secure-by-default architecture.
Following the $292M LayerZero exploit, Turtle has updated its due diligence framework: • Assets relying on configurable, ad-hoc bridging are priced with a haircut • Cross-chain tokens integrated with @Chainlink CCIP are preferred The haircut accounts for the additional
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